3 engineers on Hacker News describe using Astra first-hand: 0 endorse it, 1 regret it, 1 are mixed.
“I tried giving Astra a shot... that didn't end up being the case. I think it wasn't thinking holistically enough and tended to rabbit hole itself more”
regret · personal · malisper · 2026-10-23 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Astra for as great as it is falls slightly behind Fable 5.1 for me for large feature work (although it comments code much better).”
mixed · production · visiondude · 2026-09-12 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Even with Opus or Astra I will spot cleanup issues frequently.”
neutral · production · Aurornis · 2026-10-30 · source ↗ · wrong label?